Accessing expert care is a significant hurdle for many patients with complex vascular anomalies. Dr. Sisk shares quotes from patients and caregivers that highlight the difficulties in finding knowledgeable doctors, securing timely appointments, and navigating healthcare systems.
Patricia Dickson, MD, a professor of pediatrics, has been installed as the Centennial Professor of Pediatrics . A celebration to mark the event took place Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Dickson earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1995 in Classics and her medical degree in 1999 […]
Faculty Name Division Title Kupender Saur Newborn Medicine Instructor in Pediatrics Staff Name Division Title Ashleigh Adams Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Coordinator I Eyram Adjei Adolescent Medicine Data Coordinator I Vincent Bottom Adolescent Medicine Data Coordinator I Deonna Cannon Ambulatory Medicine Medical Assistant II Lorea’L Carter Academic Pediatrics Billing/Scheduling Associate II Adam Himmelrick Central Admin […]
PI Agency Title Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg University of Maryland Adjuvant development of the TLR4 ligand – BECC470s Vikas Dharnidharka NIH/R01/Northwell Nocturnal Investigation into Glomerular Disease, Hypertension, and Transcriptomics (kNIGHT) Vikas Dharnidharka NIH/U01 Understanding the immune response changes to clinical interventions for Epstein-Barr virus infection prior to lymphoma development in childrenafter organ transplants (UNEARTH) Patricia Dickson […]
In her own words… I started working in Pediatrics in 2014, and I’ve loved every bit of it. On my highs, the children I encounter are the highlight of my day, and when I’m feeling sad and low, these little munchkins can make me laugh. They give love unexpectedly and unselfishly to everyone they meet. […]
Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist in pediatric immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation, has been named director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries. Short courses of antibiotics paired with a therapeutic peanut butter-based food are the standard of care for treating severe acute malnutrition in children — but using antibiotics in this vulnerable population is controversial; […]
David A. Hunstad, MD, a respected pediatric infectious diseases specialist and a national leader in pediatric research training, has been named the inaugural Arnold W. Strauss, MD, Endowed Professor for Mentoring at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Dustin Baldridge, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a 2023 Avenir Award in Genetics and Epigenetics of Substance Use from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The award is given to early-career scientists proposing highly innovative studies and showing promise of being leaders in […]
Beverly Brozanski, MD, a nationally recognized neonatologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been installed as the inaugural Susan and James C. Gould Professor of Pediatric Quality and Safety.